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Suburb of City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia| Maudsland Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Park along Tuxedo Junction Drive, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
  Maudsland | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°56′27″S 153°16′51″E / 27.9408°S 153.2808°E / -27.9408; 153.2808 (Maudsland (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 8,073 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 556.8/km (1,442/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4210 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 14.5 km (5.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Gold Coast | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Theodore | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Maudsland is a rural-residential locality in the north of the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Maudsland had a population of 8,073 people.
Maudsland features acreage properties, a number of housing estates including acreage and neighbourhood ones. The suburb's postcode is 4210.
Geography
The northern and north-east parts of the locality are suburban housing estates with the remainder of the locality has lower-density rural residential housing. There is a large undeveloped area in the more mountainous centre of the locality where unnamed peaks rise to 170 metres (560 ft).
History
Maudsland Provisional School opened on 13 October 1879 under head teacher John William Scott and became a state school on 1 January 1909. It closed on 15 April 1963 and its remaining students and its buildings were transferred to Coomera State School. The school was at 542 Maudsland Road (27°56′44″S 153°16′12″E / 27.9456°S 153.2701°E / -27.9456; 153.2701 (Maudsland State School (former))). The school grounds were converted to Cliff Bird Park by the Albert Shire Council.
Maudsland was connected to the telephone network in 1924.
The Maudsland Village Shopping Centre and an adjacent childcare centre were severely damaged by fire in August 2012. Neighbouring businesses including a liquor store and tavern were undamaged. The shopping centre reopened in 2013.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Maudsland had a population of 5,568 people.
In the 2021 census, Maudsland had a population of 8,073 people.
Education
There are no schools in Maudsland. The nearest government primary schools are Park Lake State School in neighbouring Pacific Pines to the east and Gaven State School in neighbouring Oxenford to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Pacific Pines State High School in neighbouring Pacific Pines to the east and Nerang State High School in neighbouring Nerang to the south-east.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Maudsland (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "Maudsland – locality in City of Gold Coast (entry 49319)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m37" (Map). Queensland Government. 1953. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- "Agency ID 6193, Maudsland State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- "History". Coomera State School. Coomera State School. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- "Gold Coast Inner Hinterland". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- "Telephone for Maudsland". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 24 January 1924. p. 5. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- "Shopping complex destroyed by fire on Maudsland Rd and Killarney Ct at Oxenford on the Gold Coast". The Courier Mail. 20 August 2012. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- "Maudsland Shopping Village Case Study" (PDF). Bay Building Group. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Maudsland (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
Further reading
- Coghill, Gloria A; Coomera State School (1998), 125 Years of schooling on the Coomera 1873–1998, G. Coghill, ISBN 978-0-646-35838-3 — includes Maudsland State School
External links
- "Gold Coast Inner Hinterland". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. — includes Maudsland